Press Release:

Amnesty Media Awards 2020 Finalists Announced!

Amnesty International UK has today revealed the finalists for the Amnesty Media Awards 2020, a prestigious set of awards now in its 28th year.

The winners of this year’s awards will be announced at an awards ceremony on Wednesday 30 September.

The 11 award categories celebrate excellence in human rights journalism from the past year and applaud the courage and determination of journalists and editors who sometimes put their lives on the line to report on vital human rights issues.

The judging panels were made up of high-profile UK journalists and representatives from Amnesty.

Amnesty Media Awards 2020 Finalists:

Investigations

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism – One Bomb.11 Children Killed. And the evidence that led to the US

Today in Focus (The Guardian) – Growing up with Gangs/ Abandoned at Sea

News Broadcast

BBC News – Children of War

BBC News – Uigher Families Separated

Sky News – Idlib War Crimes

BBC News Arabic – Idlib ‘double tap’ air strike Russia says never was

Contacts

If you have any queries in relation to entering the Media Awards, please email amnestymediaawards@keystone-group.co.uk or call 01453 872731. For any other queries about Amnesty International and their work, please contact: